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I have a 1998 1.8 petrol five door freelander and now 2 more problems have developed. Firstly - i'm losing coolant. Ok, so i have a new rad, new heater matrix, new pipes (Remote thermostate upgrade) new thermostate housing, new pipes, new expansion tank and cap. In fact the only thing not new in...

Hi, last weekend i was changing the timing belt on my 98 1.8 Freelander with automatic adjuster pully, and i came up against a problem. Basically every time i adjusted the adjuster pully with the spring pointing to the marker, as i tightened the nut, the pointer would move. So i repeated and in...

Hi can some one tell me how to check the correct tension on a 1.8 freebe, aircon, alternator belt. I know how to fit it and to tighten it. But how do i get 10 kg of pressure on it and then measure the deflection of 9 to 10 mm? is there a special tool. Can i swap my manual tensioner of an...

I wonder if anyone has ever had a go at replacing the rear diff mountings. I have a 1998 1.8 freelander, and as far as i can see there are two rear mountings and one front one. I want to replace them in the hope that it will cure some of the vibrations. LR told me that the front one tends to go...

Has anyone ever carried out changing an early 1.8 petrol to a diesel model?

I wonder if anyone can help. I just recently got LR to change my coolant and thermostate as it was 2 years oldtd in my 98 1.8 petrol Freelander. I supplied the coolant and thedistilled water. In the past the temperature reeding was always at half. Now sometimes it is at half and sometimes it...

Hi, i have had a 1998 freelander 1.8 petrol for just under a year. Its now got 70 k on the clock and ever since i have had it, i find that there is a constant whine from underneath. its more pronounced in the front of the car, but then again i've never been in the back while driving.Is this...